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Billy Hurley III displayed a brilliant performance at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to take a two-shot lead after the second round of the CIMB Classic . Hurley made six birdies on his front nine en route to a 5-under 67 that sent him to the top, two strokes ahead of American compatriot Kevin Streelman (68) in the jointly sanctioned PGA TOUR and Asian Tour event. Hurley, who played bogey-free in the opening round is chasing his first tour victory. He said the ability to withstand bad moments and handle the pressure of being in contention is the main thing he learned from three top-10 finishes last year. There are seven players sharing the third position at 7 under, including defending champion Ryan Moore (69) and Malaysian Open winner, Lee Westwood. A winner on the same course in April this year, Westwood recorded a hole-in-one en route to a 65 that moved him into contention for his second win in seven months. Westwood displayed a moment magic when he aced the tough par-3 11th b

Rikard Karlberg opened his campaign the 2014 CIMB Classic in style as he finished 7-under 65. The Swede delivered a perfect performance at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club with seven birdies and no bogey. Birdies at the at the last two holes were sufficient to put him ahead of the rest before and after the tournament was delayed due to thunderstorms. Americans Billy Hurley III and Brian Stuard plus Angelo Que of the Philippines are sharing the second position with two strokes behind the leader. Stuard had five birdies on his front nine including four straight from the 14th after starting on the 10th, but also had two bogeys.  Que had six birdies on his first nine holes, benefiting from some superb approach play, and said greater trust in his shot selection had turned around his performance in recent weeks. Hurley III made a late catch-up when the tournament resumes to join Que and Stuard with 5-under 67. Karlberg is the first Asian Tour player to hold the lead in CIMB Classic f

​ Lee-Anne Pace bagged her first LPGA tour title by winning the Blue Bay LPGA at Jian Lake Blue Bay in China yesterday after the game was delayed on Sunday due to heavy rain. Fresh from winning the South African Open last week, the 33 year old golfer from South Africa were four strokes ahead with five more holes to play before the officials suspended the game due to darkness together with showers surrounding over the tournament area in the final day.   Pace finished the game with five-under 67 after making a 6-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to complete the tournament with 16 under 200. Trailing from behind was Caroline Masson of Germany. She also birdied the final three holes for 67 but ended up with 13 under 203 to settle for second spot. Sharing at third place were Michelle Wie and Jessica Korda after both players tied at 11 under 205.   The win is Lee-Anne Pace second world stage victory within a week after she successfully bagged her ninth Ladies European Tour victory in So

A huge crowd of more than 80,000 fans witnessed a great Malaysian  MotoGP race with Marc Marquez winning for the first time since Silverstone – riding superbly at round 17 and coming from behind after dropping back from pole on the first lap. Marquez's victory is the 12th of his second season in MotoGP, equaling Mick Doohan 's record of most premier class victories in a single season. The result seals the premier class Constructor's title for Honda and ends a run of four Yamaha victories. Jorge Lorenzo took the early initiative in the race after a first crash by Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) who lost the front around Turn 15 while in second place. Pedrosa recovered to 11th before suffering a second crash. Valentino Rossi took the lead at midrace stage as he got in front of Lorenzo and was followed through by Marquez. Two laps later Marquez pushed in front of the Italian and he built up a sufficient gap to defend his lead. Honda also claimed their 63rd Constructor's Cha

​ Former World No. 1 Lee Westwood who has won a tournament in every continent, will be making his CIMB Classic debut on the back of a victory at KLGCC via the Malaysian Open earlier this year. With a total of 40 professional wins worldwide, Westwood is part of the victorious Team Europe in Ryder Cup 2014. ​ Returning to the CIMB Classic is eight-time PGA TOUR winner and world No. 3 Sergio Garcia . Garcia had three runner-up finishes on the 2013-14 PGA TOUR season including the Open Championship and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. ​ Ryan Moore will also try to defend his CIMB Classic title which he won here in 2013. The former Ben Hogan Award winner and Jack Nicklaus collegiate player of the year is a three-time PGA TOUR winner.  At 30 years, 10 months and 21 days, Ryan Moore was the youngest winner in the four-year history of the CIMB Classic.   ​ Also returning to the CIMB Classic is Billy Horschel , the newly minted FedExCup champion. Horschel won the BMW Ch

​ MALAYSIA CUP: JOHOR DT 3 - FELDA UNITED 1 Johor DT won with 6-5 aggregate. Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) overturned their first leg defeat to Felda United to set up Malaysia Cup final match encounter against Pahang next Sunday. After a slim 4-3 away loss in the first leg, the Southern Tigers were looking to do better at home against Felda United .  JDT had the service of midfielder Safiq Rahim , who had to sit out the first leg due to suspension. The home side were the more aggresive after the whistle was blown. JDT found their most needed goal in the 28th minute when Luciano Figueroa curled a free kick to beat Farizal Harun . The goal gave JDT the equalizer to the overall semi-final score, with the advantage of the three away goals scored in Selayang. ​ As usual, The Fighters did not give up easily. Raimi found the net ten minutes before the break after receiving a beautiful pass from Ndumba Makeche . And they were back into the game. JDT headed into

​ Indian star Anirban Lahiri claimed a sensational one-stroke victory at the US$900,000 Venetian Macau Open after frontrunner Scott Hend of Australia agonisingly bogeyed the last hole on Sunday. Lahiri started the final round two shots behind overnight leader Hend and trailed by four at one stage at the Macau Golf and Country Club before rallying on the home stretch to pip Hend and Thailand's Prom Meesawat. ​ The 27-year-old Indian signed for a final round of five-under-par 66, which included six birdies, and a winning aggregate of 17-under-par 267. The winner's cheque of US$162,000 raised his season's tally to US$504,689 as he consolidated his second place on the Asian Tour 's Order of Merit and narrowed the gap on leader David Lipsky of the United States. Hend, the defending champion who arrived in Macau in top form after winning the Hong Kong Open last week, lipped out a par putt from four feet on the 72nd hole as the roles reversed from last year's edition

​ MALAYSIA CUP: PAHANG 5 - KEDAH 0 Pahang won with 6-3 agregate. Pahang confirmed a slot in the Malaysia Cup Final , after defeating Kedah 6-3 in the semi-final second leg match in Kuantan yesterday. The Tok Gajah squad were having a goal fest on their home ground after scoring five goals. As expected, Pahang went all out from the kick-off finding the goals needed to overcome the 1-3 deficit from the first leg match in Alor Setar. Matias Ruben Conti turned on the fighting spirit for the home side when he headed in the opening goal in the 4th minute. Kedah tried to hang on, but Pahang doubled their lead when R. Gopinathan powerful shot beat Saiful Amar Sudar in the 25th minute. Just a minute before the half hour, Pahang was back in the Malaysia Cup again as Conti slotted in their third goal from Azidan's cross. Kedah struggled to hold on their fort anymore. Conti completed his hattrick in the 36th minute after receiving a nice pass from Dickson Nwakaeme .     Kedah returned for

​ MALAYSIA CUP: FELDA UNITED 4 - JOHOR DT 3 Felda United proved that they are capable to go all the way in the Malaysia Cup after defeating Johor Darul Takzim  (JDT) 4-3 yesterday. The ten men Fighters upset the star studded JDT in a thrilling semifinal match at Selayang Stadium. Edward Wilson Jr launched a stunning shot to give Felda United the lead in the 7th minute. Despite having strong support from their fans, JDT failed to rise up to their expectations. Syamim Yahya doubled the advantage when he scored Felda United's second of night in two minutes from the break. ​ Felda United did not fade in the second half. They came on stronger to control the rest of the match. But JDT did not let it go easily as Jorge Pereyra Diaz found the net in the 51st minute. Then it was another blow for the fighters when Nasriq Baharom was sent-off after two bookable offence. With a man down, Felda United did not show any signs of giving up. Ndumba Makeche slammed home in the 62nd minute to

​ MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi won the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island after taking advantage of a fall from champion Marc Marquez .  Marquez was on track for another victory when he hit the front from the start and set up a four second gap with less than 10 laps to go. Jorge Lorenzo and Rossi were left behind to fight it out for second and third positions. However, lady luck was not smiling on Marquez. The world champions lost control of his front wheel and came off his bike on lap 18 on a downhill stretch to end his chances of victory. He slid across the tarmac into a grassy area and made his way back to the pits, without any apparent injury. Rossi grabbed opportunity and flew away to win by 10.8 seconds from Spain's Lorenzo and British rider Bradley Smith. The win was the Italian's 82nd in MotoGP , the most by any rider. The victory pushed him out to an eight-point lead over Lorenzo in second place on the world championship standings behind Marquez with two races remai

​​ MALAYSIA CUP: KEDAH 3 - PAHANG 1 Kedah are just a step away into the semi-finals after grabbing a comfortable 3-1 win over Pahang in Darulaman Stadium yesterday. The Red Eagles were in front after Namgung Woong broke the deadlock in 8th minute after receiving a pass from Rizal Ghazali . Shocked by the goal, the visitors double their effort and almost had an equalizer but R.Gopinath  blew the chances in front of the goal. Pahang continued to play an attacking style with long range attempts but failed to find the net. The score remain 1-0 in the first half. In second half, a quick counter attack has given Kedah a bigger lead after Farhan Roslan headed the ball into the net after receiving a cross from Baddrol Bakhtiar .  Pahang added more spark into the frontline and the effort worth after Mathias Conti reduced the deficit after his free kick was deflected by Kedah defender before the ball flew into the net and left Saiful Amar Sudar in wrong direction helplessly. With the resu

​ Scott Hend became the first Australian to win the Hong Kong Open since Greg Norman in 1983 after beating Angelo Que of the Philippines in a playoff on Sunday. Hend and Que were tied at the end of the final round with 13-under 267 to force a playoff on the par-four 18th hole of the Fanling Course at the Hong Kong Golf Club . The Australian held his nerve to win on the first playoff hole with a par putt from five feet having watched Que bogey after failing to reach the green with his approach shot. The 41-year-old Hend started the final day with one shot behind sole leader Marcus Fraser of Australia who was on 11 under. With the chasing pack never far behind, neither was able to build much of a lead. England's Mark Foster took over the lead with two birdies from his first two holes while Fraser double-bogeyed the first hole. Then Que grabbed the lead after rolling in three birdies on the 12, 13th and 14th to jump to a one shot advantage on 12 under. Hend picked the lead at 13-un

​ MALAYSIA CUP QUARTER FINAL: JDT 3 - TERENGGANU 1 JDT WIN 3-1 ON AGGREGATE Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) confirmed their place in semi-final of the 2014 Malaysia Cup after defeating Terengganu 3-1 at Larkin Stadium yesterday. Former national captain Safiq Rahim scored a brace to steer his team to join best four of the tournament. ​​ JDT put Terengganu under pressure from the start with their aggressive approach. It took them fifteen minutes to celebrate their opening goal when Safiq Rahim cleverly headed in Nazrin Mohd Nawi 's cross. Terengganu struggled to settle down on the Larkin's pitch, while JDT took full advantage of playing in front of their own fans. Luciano Figueroa doubled their lead in the 21st minute after receiving a perfect pass from Mohd Amri Yahyah . Terengganu held on until the break. ​​​ The visitors came on stronger in the second half. They showed signs of improvement and found the net through Mohd Ashari 's solo effort in the 60th minute. As the Turtles

​​ Marc Marquez bagged the MotoGP title for the second year in a row after clinching a podium finish in Japanese Grand Prix at Montegi on Sunday. Jorge Lorenzo claimed the victory in this race but it was Marquez who really showed an outstanding performance to seal the 2014 MotoGP championship after taking down his rivals although he started the race in second grid. Leading the standings with 312 points after 15 races, it's already late for the Spaniard nearest rivals Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa to deny Marquez's attempt with only left three remaining race to go. Marquez second victory automatically eliminated the record by British legend Mike Hailwood in becoming the youngest ever rider to win two consecutive MotoGP World Championship at the age of 21. World Championship MotoGP Standings (after 15 out of 18 races) 1. Marc Marquez  (Spa) 312 pts 2. Valentino Rossi (Ita) 230 pts 3. Dani Pedrosa (Spa) 230 pts 4. Jorge Lorenzo (Spa) 227 pts 5.

​ AGONG'S CUP FINAL: SABAH 29 - TERENGGANU 10   Sabah is the new Piala Agong champions after defeating Terengganu 29-10 at the UKM Rugby Stadium last Saturday. The East Malaysian produced a powerful performance and gives Terengganu a very hard time. Terengganu started with a positive note when Mohamad Faiz Abdul Rashid scored an early penalty.  ​ However, Sabah bounced back strongly after that. Jonathan De Souza got a try in the 5th minute to send Sabah in front. Orene Aii took the conversion perfectly before adding more points for Sabah from two penalty kicks in the 14th and 21st minute. Terengganu did not show any sign of recovering. Sabah pressed their opponent to the maximum. Another try arrived in the 25th minute, this time from Azzrey Eyzzamshah Mohamad Ariffin . As the game nearing to the break, Orene scored another penalty to give Sabah a comfortable 16-3 lead at half time. ​ Terengganu found it really hard to compete against the mighty Sabah . They conceded another pe

​ China's Shanshan Feng came from behind to win the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia on Sunday for her fourth LPGA Tour title, playing a six-hole stretch on the back nine in 6 under. The 25-year-old Feng, started the final day with four strokes behind and finished three shots ahead of overnight leader Pornanong Phatlum on the East Course of the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club . Feng made up for the disappointment of last week in China to dominate the final round of the tournament, shooting two birdies on the front nine, four on the back nine plus an eagle on the par five 17th. ​ Feng birdied Nos. 11-14 to tie Phatlum at 16 under and pulled away with a four-stroke swing when she holed a 10-foot eagle putt on the par-5 16th and Phatlum made a double bogey on the par-3 15th. She set up the eagle with a 3-wood approach similar to the shot that led to a winning eagle last year in China in the Reignwood LPGA Classic . She parred the last two holes to finish at 18-under 266. Playing a group

​ AGONG'S CUP (3RD/4TH): PAHANG 21 - KELANTAN 31 Kelantan clinched the Agong's Cup third place after beating Pahang 31-21 on Saturday. The match at the UKM Stadium was Kelantan's last opportunity to restore some pride in the 2014 Agong's Cup rugby championship. Kelantan was in high mood to win the match, but Pahang gave them an early scare. A try by Amirul Sani put Pahang in the driving seat after just eight minute. Mohd Fairuz Abdul Rahman scored the conversion. ​ Kelantan reacted positively from it. They got a try from Amirul Aiman and conversion by Muhammad Nazreen Fitri put them level with Pahang. Kelantan took the lead in the 37th minute from Muhammad Nazreen's penalty. However, their lead was cancelled two minutes later when Ahmad Fadzlee Ahmad Idriss tried for Pahang. Mohd Fairuz converted from the spot to give Pahang a half-time lead with 14-10. Pahang increased their lead with another try six minutes after the match resumed with a try by Ananaia Rabdn

​ MALAYSIA CUP QUARTER FINAL: FELDA UNITED 3 - SELANGOR 3 FELDA UNITED WIN 7-3 ON AGGREGATE At Temerloh Stadium , Felda United become the first team to book a place in semi final stage of 2014 Malaysia Cup edition after edging Selangor with a 7-3 win on aggregate last Friday. Fresh in beating the Red Giants with 4-0 win from the first meeting, Felda United continued their fine form and manage to get a 3-3 draw result which put The Fighters in the right track to create a history in Malaysia football story. As for Selangor, trailing by 4 goals really put them in desperate situation. Red Giants trio of Muhammad Afiq Azmi , Andik Vermansyah and Paulo Rangel really did well in attack but unable to find the net due to solid performance shown by the Felda defender.  The red giants open the score with Paulo Rangel strike in 33th minutes after receiving a pass from Afiq. Two minutes after the break, Edward Junior Wilson level the score to 1-1 before Andik Vermansyah put Selangor ahead fi

​ AGONG'S CUP (PLATE): JOHOR 13 - PDRM 16 PDRM won the Plate category in 2014 Agong's Cup after winning 16-13 in the Plate Final match. The win was a good consolation for the Police after displaying some good performance through out the tournament. PDRM took the lead in the 8th minute from a penalty by Tora . They doubled the lead in the 31st minute to lead Johor 6-0.  ​ Johor did not give up easily. They pressed PDRM hard enough to earn a penalty in the 33th minute. Mohd Razmi Rozan scored it from the spot. Six minute later Johor got a try from Ikmal Naim , and head for the break leading with 8-6. PDRM came back for the second half in a more organized strategy. Tora delivered an early try to put the Police in front again. PDRM stretched their lead to 16-8 with another try. ​ Johor started to feel the pressure and doubled their efforts. In the 77th minute, Mohd Hazman Haris Fadzillah managed to escape with a try to reduce the deficit. However, PDRM were calm and held on fo

​ Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum pulled out an unexpected three shot lead in the closing stages of Round Three of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia today, to set herself up with the best possible opportunity to become the first Thai player to win an LPGA Tour tournament. ​ Phatlum shot a stellar round of six under par, including six birdies on the front nine followed by two birdies and two bogeys on the back, to card 65 on the par 71 course. She heads into the final round three shots clear of second placed Ayako Uehara who finished two under par for the day on 69. ​ Speaking after her round, the 24 year old from Chaiyaphum , said, "The front nine was amazing.  Like I made everything. Back nine I just feel a little bit nervous and just keep concentrating on my game. My brother caddies for me.  He just [told] me to keep calm and then be relaxed and just concentrate, and yeah, made some birdies."  Looking ahead to tomorrow, Phatlum, who has five top ten finishes to her name on tou

​ South Korean So Yeon Ryu displayed a great performance on the second day of the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia to take top spot with 2 strokes clear. The Canadian Pacific Women's Open winner carded 65 (-6) from seven birdies and a bogey. Her outstanding performance send her to the top of the chart at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC). ​ Overnight leader Stacy Lewis could only finish with par and dropped to 11th place. Lydia Ko, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Eun-Hee Ji and Ayako Euhara were tied at second place with a total of 9 under 142. Japanese player Uehara was the best finisher of the day after hitting an 8 under. ​ Speaking after her round, the three time LPGA Tour winner said, "I'm very suited for this golf course I think, especially front nine.  I shot five-under through seven holes, so, you know, that kind of thing just make me more easy. But thing is it's really hot today, so the back nine, my energy level was so low so my game wasn't enough if I compare